Latest Haditha Stories

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers stepped outside the
law when they murdered three Iraqi detainees "in cold blood," a
prosecutor told a U.S. military hearing on Friday. "U.S. soldiers must follow the laws of war.

By Marty Graham CAMP PENDLETON, California (Reuters) - Six U.S. Marines
were charged with assault late on Thursday in connection with
suspected assaults on several Iraqi civilians in Hamdania, days
before the alleged kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi civilian
there.

By Marty Graham CAMP PENDLETON, California (Reuters) - Six U.S. Marines
were charged with assault late on Thursday in connection with
suspected assaults on several Iraqi civilians in Hamdania, days
before the alleged kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi civilian
there.

By Kristin Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Marine Corps
briefed Rep. John Murtha on the Haditha case after the vocal
war critic publicly said Marines had killed innocent civilians
in that Iraqi city, the Corps said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Marine Corps officials are
reviewing findings of investigations into the killing of 24
Iraqi civilians in Haditha, and those results should be
delivered to Congress in September, the chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee said on Thursday.

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Four U.S. soldiers accused of
murdering three detainees in Iraq invoked their right not to
testify at a military hearing on Thursday that was also told
how the victims were shot down as they tried to run away.

By Kristin Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine suspected in the
killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, sued a congressman
for libel on Wednesday after the lawmaker, a prominent war
critic, publicly accused servicemen of murder.

By Kristin Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine suspected in the
killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, will sue Rep. John
Murtha for libel after the war critic made public comments
about the case and accused the serviceman of murder, attorneys
said on Wednesday.

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers charged with
murdering three detainees in Iraq smiled before carrying out
the shootings and threatened to kill another soldier if he
informed on them, a military court heard on Wednesday.

Corrects location of hearing from Baghdad to Tikrit BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A military court opened a preliminary
hearing in Iraq on Tuesday to determine whether four U.S.
soldiers charged over the deaths of three male prisoners will
face court martials.

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